Alberta Impact

This week we hear from Jeffrey Sundquist about the workings of and the goals of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce.

As President and CEO, Jeffrey Sundquist is a dedicated advocate for economic development and investment attraction, We talk about what it takes to highlight and promote investment to the Edmonton Region, how impactful it can be when we collaborate as a community, the importance of quality of life for Edmonton residence, and much more.

Fresh in the role but stacked with both the team and experience, Explore Edmonton CEO, Traci Bernard joins Bryce to discuss the importance, opportunities and potential future of marketing and selling Edmonton as a place to visit.

Traci is no stranger to the tourism sector after working 24 years at the Edmonton International Airport; for more than a decade, she has served as an executive-level leader at EIA. Her most recent position was as Vice President Strategy, Environmental Social and Governance and Corporate Communications. She was responsible for communications, government relations, advocacy and partnerships including tourism and Indigenous tourism partnerships.

Traci is currently on the Board of Directors for the Tourism Industry Association of Canada, giving her powerful insight on the direction of tourism in our country. During her years at the airport, she also travelled extensively selling air services to our city and that gave her the opportunity to view Edmonton and its tourism product through other's eyes.

Guy Smith was first elected AUPE President in 2009. He previously served as a Vice-President from 1993-1999 and 2001-2003. Smith has been an AUPE activist at his worksite, in his Local, on the Executive, and in his community for 30 years.

Bringing passion and commitment to the role of President, his vision for AUPE is to build it into the strongest, most active and most vibrant union in Alberta.

We sit down with Justin Riemer, Assistant Deputy Minister for Western Economic Diversification and learn about the unique division of Government thats been working for more than 30 years to diversify the western economy while improving the quality of life of western Canadians. Through focusing on business development, innovation and community development Justin explains the various programs and opportunities WD offers to help Albertan Businesses grow and succeed.

President and CEO Sharlene Rutherford, a long-serving member of the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation (RAHF), also leads the Alberta Women's Health Foundation (AWHF). The AWHF was launched in 2020 by the RAHF to further expand upon its mission in women's health. Sharlene is a fund development leader specializing in campaign strategy, relationship building, and strategic leadership of cross-functional teams.

Revolutionary delivery of genetic payloads directly into target cells with no significant toxicity The future is now and it's coming out of Alberta.

Openxmed is a faster, more efficient path for putting medical knowledge into the hands of physicians. Developed right here out of Red Deer Alberta, this app has the potential to revolutionize the health knowledge industry.

TEC Edmonton is a business accelerator that helps emerging technology companies grow successfully. We help our clients get funding, grow as entrepreneurs, scale their business and protect their intellectual property.

Online doctors, virtual health & prescriptions in Canada, Maple partners with Norquest College to bring Virtual care to improve accessibility to health care professionals for NorQuest College students

Meet Health City an economic development initiative that looks to catalyze, accelerate and connect the health innovation ecosystem in Edmonton and the surrounding region.